I have always loved letters: their shape, their sound, their purpose. My once playroom has an alphabet theme and I sorta collect alphabet books. I wanted to pass on this love of letters to my kids so when my first child was preschool age I started “The Letter of the Week”. We focused on a different letter each week and did activities, recipes, crafts and learning games all around that letter. We had so much fun that I did it with my next child and this fall I will do it again with my third child. This section of the blog is dedicated to the Letter of the Week.

We have acutally finished Letter of the Week around here but just haven’t taken the time to get all the photos compiled and posted. I am a person who tries to finish what she starts even if it is way late, so here is W and X week: {read more}

Yep, I am doubling up letters. The last 6 of the alphabet don’t really deserve an entire week to themselves anyway. Do they? Plus I have been fizzling out and want to expedite this letter adventure so we don’t end up into summer. Also, it takes a lot of creativity to come up with activities, {read more}

I bet you all thought I quit Letter of the Week. Well, quite frankly I don’t blame you. We are definitely going at our own pace around here and it ain’t quick. The quest to finish the alphabet continues and it is Q week! {read more}

I should have known President Obama was going to get reelected this week. Because it is O week after all! And the Letter Gods love me like that. If it were R week it might have been a different outcome. {read more}

When I was 15, I attended a church activity where parents were asked to bring an item that represented their daughters. All the other parents brought flowers- roses, daisies,and tulips- for their beautiful, delicate daughters. Not my mom, she brought a LEMON- yes, a lemon- to represent me. Was she calling me a piece of junk? Was I sour? I was mortified and just wanted to be a flower like every other girl. Then she read the letter she wrote explaining her lemon choice. She noted that the lemon stands out amongst all the fruit because it is the brightest. The lemon cleans, and preserves, and takes away foul odors. Plus it makes a refreshing drink and yummy desserts. By the end of the letter, I wasn’t sure if I was more proud of my mom- for being thoughtful- or me- for being a lemon. Now I am raising my own kids with the hope that they will be lemons too. {read full letter}

Quotes

"Beautiful, luscious fruit does not grow unless the roots of the tree have been planted in rich, fertile soil and unless care is given to proper pruning, cultivation, and irrigation..." -Harold B. Lee